Patentable/Patents/US-10779241
US-10779241

Full-duplex transmission control method, user equipment, and base station

PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
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Technical Abstract

A full-duplex transmission control method, user equipment, and a base station, where the full-duplex transmission control method includes obtaining, by user equipment, a first time resource unit, correcting, by the user equipment according to a power offset obtained by the user equipment, first uplink transmission power used for half-duplex transmission to obtain second uplink transmission power used for the full-duplex transmission when the user equipment obtains, from the first time resource unit, included scheduling grant information indicating full-duplex transmission, and transmitting, by the user equipment, an uplink signal in the first time resource unit or a second time resource unit according to the second uplink transmission power, where the second time resource unit is a time resource unit that is after the first time resource unit in terms of time.

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A transmission power control method, comprising: obtaining, by user equipment, a first time resource block when the user equipment communicates in half-duplex transmission, wherein the first time resource block comprises a power offset, and wherein the power offset indicates an amount by which the user equipment needs to adjust a first uplink transmission power when switching from the half-duplex transmission to full-duplex transmission; correcting, by the user equipment according to the power offset obtained by the user equipment, the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission to obtain a second uplink transmission power used for the full-duplex transmission when the user equipment obtains, from the first time resource block, scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission; transmitting, by the user equipment, an uplink signal in a second time resource block according to the second uplink transmission power, wherein the second time resource block is a time resource block that is after the first time resource block in terms of time; obtaining, by the user equipment, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) offset using a predefined mutual matching relationship between the power offset and the MCS offset, wherein the predefined mutual matching relationship is specified at least in part by an additional bit; detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block, whether there is uplink feedback information corresponding to downlink data information transmission in a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block; and correcting, by the user equipment according to the MCS offset, a first MCS index used for the half-duplex transmission to obtain a second MCS index used for the full-duplex transmission.

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2. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in a third time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is uplink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block; detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform the transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the third time resource block and the fourth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is detected in the third time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is not detected in the third time resource block, wherein either the quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block does not meet the preconfigured difference value.

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3. The transmission power control method of claim 2 , wherein before correcting the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission, the transmission power control method further comprises: obtaining, by the user equipment from the uplink scheduling information in the third time resource block, the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission, or obtaining, by the user equipment from a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission; and obtaining, by the user equipment, the power offset in a predefined manner, or obtaining the power offset from the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block.

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4. The transmission power control method of claim 2 , wherein the uplink signal comprises uplink data information that the uplink scheduling information in the third time resource block instructs to transmit in the second time resource block.

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5. The transmission power control method of claim 2 , wherein when the uplink scheduling information is detected in the third time resource block, wherein the quantity of time resource blocks meets the preconfigured difference value, wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block, and wherein after detecting whether there is the uplink scheduling information, the transmission power control method further comprises cancelling, by the user equipment according to the power offset that is part of the downlink scheduling information, uplink data information transmission that the uplink scheduling information in the third time resource block instructs to perform in the second time resource block when the power offset that is part of the downlink scheduling information comprises a preconfigured offset value with a special definition.

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6. The transmission power control method of claim 2 , wherein the uplink signal comprises uplink feedback information in the first time resource block corresponding to downlink data information in a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block.

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7. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the fourth time resource block and the fifth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information corresponding to the downlink data information transmission in the fifth time resource block is detected in the first time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information is not detected in the first time resource block, wherein the quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block does not meet the preconfigured difference value.

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8. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block, whether there are uplink scheduling information and downlink scheduling information; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when both the uplink scheduling information and the downlink scheduling information are detected in the first time resource block; and determining that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when at most one piece of scheduling information in the uplink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block.

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9. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in a third time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is uplink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block; detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform the transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the third time resource block and the fourth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is detected in the third time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is not detected in the third time resource block, wherein the downlink scheduling information is not detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block.

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10. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block, whether there is uplink feedback information corresponding to downlink data information transmission in a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block; detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the fourth time resource block and the fifth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information corresponding to the downlink data information transmission in the fifth time resource block is detected in the first time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information is not detected in the first time resource block, wherein the downlink scheduling information is not detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block.

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11. The transmission power control method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first time resource block comprises: detecting, by the user equipment in the first time resource block, whether there are uplink scheduling information and downlink scheduling information; determining, by the user equipment, that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when both the uplink scheduling information and the downlink scheduling information are detected in the first time resource block; and determining that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when at most one piece of scheduling information in the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block.

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12. User equipment, comprising: a memory comprising instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to: obtain a first time resource block when the user equipment communicates in half-duplex transmission, wherein the first time resource block comprises a power offset, and wherein the power offset indicates an amount by which the user equipment needs to adjust a first uplink transmission power when switching from the half-duplex transmission to full-duplex transmission; correct, according to the power offset obtained by the user equipment, the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission to obtain a second uplink transmission power used for the full-duplex transmission when scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission is obtained from the first time resource block; transmit an uplink signal in a second time resource block according to the second uplink transmission power, wherein the second time resource block is a time resource block that is after the first time resource block in terms of time; obtain a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) offset using a predefined mutual matching relationship between the power offset and the MCS offset, wherein the predefined mutual matching relationship is specified at least in part by an additional bit; detect, in the first time resource block, whether there is uplink feedback information corresponding to downlink data information transmission in a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block; and correct, according to the MCS offset, a first MCS index used for the half-duplex transmission to obtain a second MCS index used for the full-duplex transmission.

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13. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in a third time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is uplink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block; detect, in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform the transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the third time resource block and the fourth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is detected in the third time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is not detected in the third time resource block, wherein the quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block does not meet the preconfigured difference value.

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14. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: obtain, from the uplink scheduling information in the third time resource block or from a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission before correcting the first uplink transmission power used for the half-duplex transmission; and obtain the power offset in a predefined manner or from the first time resource block.

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15. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the uplink signal comprises: uplink data information that the uplink scheduling information in the third time resource block instructs to transmit in the second time resource block; or uplink feedback information in the first time resource block corresponding to downlink data information in a fifth time resource block that is before the first time resource block.

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16. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the fourth time resource block and the fifth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information corresponding to the downlink data information transmission in the fifth time resource block is detected in the first time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information is not detected in the first time resource block, wherein the quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block does not meet the preconfigured difference value.

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17. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in the first time resource block, whether there are uplink scheduling information and downlink scheduling information; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when both the uplink scheduling information and the downlink scheduling information are detected in the first time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when at most one piece of scheduling information in the uplink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block.

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18. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in a third time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is uplink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block; detect, in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform the transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the third time resource block and the fourth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is detected in the third time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the third time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink scheduling information is not detected in the third time resource block, wherein the downlink scheduling information is not detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block.

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19. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in the first time resource block or a fourth time resource block that is before the first time resource block, whether there is downlink scheduling information indicating to perform transmission in the second time resource block, wherein the fourth time resource block and the fifth time resource block are two different time resource blocks; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information corresponding to the downlink data information transmission in the fifth time resource block is detected in the first time resource block, wherein a quantity of time resource blocks between the first time resource block and the fifth time resource block meets a preconfigured difference value, and wherein the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when the uplink feedback information is not detected in the first time resource block, wherein the downlink scheduling information is not detected in the first time resource block or the fourth time resource block.

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20. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to: detect, in the first time resource block, whether there are uplink scheduling information and downlink scheduling information; determine that the first time resource block comprises the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when both the uplink scheduling information and the downlink scheduling information are detected in the first time resource block; and determine that the first time resource block does not comprise the scheduling grant information indicating the full-duplex transmission when at most one piece of scheduling information in the downlink scheduling information is detected in the first time resource block.

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August 7, 2015

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September 15, 2020

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